A Scottish historical charity has just announced plans to build the first broch in Scotland in almost 2,000 years.
The Caithness Broch Project (CBP) are planning on resurrecting one of these incredible Iron Age structures as a visitor attraction where people can learn about this fascinating period of Scottish culture.
These tall, double-walled, drystone towers, which were found only in Scotland, were once a common sight dotted around the landscape of the Highlands and Islands.
These striking constructions were particularly abundant in Caithness and now CBP are hoping they'll be able to revive a little slice of this historical architecture.
The visuals, designed by CBP’s Iain Maclean and created by digital reconstruction artist Bob Marshall, highlight how the monument will look, with the charity hoping to construct the monument using tools and techniques only available to Iron Age stonemasons and builders.
Posting the images on Facebook, the CBP team wrote: "We will build our broch in Caithness: with the archaeological remains of nearly 200 of these structures to be found in the county, it can safely be described as the ‘Home of the Broch’.
"We think it is fitting that Caithness will be home to the first broch to be built in Scotland for 2,000 years!
We want to inspire, educate and celebrate the Iron Age past of Scotland through this iconic monument; we hope we can create something special for the county of Caithness, but we want to create something exciting for all of the world to enjoy."
Co-founder and director Iain Maclean, told History Scotland : “We wanted to capture a variety of features found in Broch construction from all over Scotland.
"So the design isn't a carbon copy of any individual Broch but instead is a kind of chimaera of elements chosen for a number of reasons, ranging from structural robustness, health and safety, or purely because they were interesting. features."
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